Experimental investigation on possible dependence of plastic zone size on specimen geometry

Autor: S. K. Kudari, B. Maiti, K. K. Ray
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, Vol 3, Iss 7 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1971-8993
DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.07.04
Popis: In this investigation the extent of the plastic zone size ahead of a crack-tip in single edge notched tension (SENT), compact tension (CT) specimens has been examined experimentally by micro-hardness technique and by elastic-plastic finite element analyses at different applied load levels. The magnitudes of the plastic zone size (PZS), rp ahead of crack-tip in the investigated specimens have been compared using normalized J-integral (J/a?y, where, a-crack length and ?y-yield stress of the material). The results show the dependence of PZS on specimen geometry due to varied in-plane crack-tip constraint. The results also demonstrate that the existing analytical models do not explain the experimental results of PZS satisfactorily.
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